Photo by DGLimages / Shutterstock.com If you’ve honed your cleaning skills in 2020, you’re not alone. The coronavirus has many of us upping our disinfecting game. In the process, we’re rediscovering the germ-killing power of bleach. But bleach isn’t an all-purpose cleaner. It needs to be used tactically and with …
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The old job of custodians was tidying up. The new one is protecting against a killer through disinfection. As the coronavirus continues to rage and businesses and workplaces weigh the risks of reopening, janitors have a warning about the current state of cleaning in the United States. Many say they …
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I love my hair. I love it when it’s shiny and smooth and straight; I love it when it has the extra oomph-y grit of chemical processing; I love when it accentuates my cheekbones, my chin, my neck, the small of my back. I love how it can completely change …
Read More »Trump’s Bleach Statements Echo Claims by ‘Miracle Cure’ Quacks
President Trump’s public statements about using disinfectants to potentially treat the coronavirus have put him in the company of pseudoscientists and purveyors of phony elixirs who promote and sell industrial bleach as a “miracle cure” for autism, malaria and a long list of medical conditions. The president’s comments, at a …
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